Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.

Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.

Language is very powerful. Language does not just describe reality. Language creates the reality it describes.

It is divinity that shapes, not only your ends, but also your acts, your words and thoughts.

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.

Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they shall be satisfied.

There is no question climate change is happening. The only arguable point is what part humans are playing in it.

Be silent or let thy words be worth more than silence.

Love one another, but make not a bond of love: Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.

There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge.

You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.

A precedent embalms a principle.

It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.

A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body.

Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.

Rational discussion is useful only when there is a significant base of shared assumptions.

It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man.

Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy.

Meditation will bring you sensitivity, a great sense of belonging to the world. It is our world - the stars are ours, and we are not foreigners here. We are part of it, we are the heart of it.

To avoid criticism say nothing, do nothing, be nothing.

Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.